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The Y character differentiates products within a series:
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Z2XX = Dual-Core.
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Z3XX = Quad-Core.
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Z4XX = Six-Core.
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First-generation AMD Opteron 6000 series processors are denoted by 61XX.
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Second-generation AMD Opteron 6000 series processors are denoted by 62XX.
The XX digits indicate a change in product features within the series (for example, in the 8200
series of dual-core processors, you can i nd models 8214, 8216, 8218, and so on), and are not a
measure of performance. It is also possible to have a two-character product sufi x after the XX
model number, as follows:
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No sufi x — Indicates a standard power AMD Opteron processor
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SE — Performance optimized, high-powered
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HE — Low-powered
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EE — Lowest power AMD Opteron processor
For example, an Opteron 6282 SE would be a 6000 series, 16-core, performance-optimized pro-
cessor; an Opteron 8439 SE would be an 8000 series, six-core, performance-optimized processor;
while an Opteron 2419 EE would be a 2000 series, six-core, energy-efi cient processor. For mission-
critical database servers, we recommend selecting an SE sufi x processor, if it is available for your
server model. The reason why it isn't available in every server model is due to its higher electrical
power requirements.
It should also be noted that AMD has broken their own processor numbering rules with the most
recent versions of the Opteron (including the 4100, 4200, 6100, and 6200 series), as they do not
follow the standard numbering scheme just described.
Recent Opteron AMD releases, plus planned releases, are summarized in Table 2-4. Since 2011, the
16-core Interlagos processor has been AMD's best-performing model, even though it did not live up
to expectations for that release.
TABLE 2-4:
Recent AMD Processor Releases
YEAR
PROCESS
SERIES
CODE NAME
2006
90nm
1200, 2200, 8200
Santa Ana, Santa Rosa
2007-8
65nm
1300, 2300, 8300
Budapest, Barcelona
2009
45nm
2400, 8400
Shanghai, Istanbul
2010
45nm
4100, 6100
Lisbon, Magny-Cours
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